Senior Software Engineer I - DevOps

Job Description

Sumo Logic is seeking a Senior Software Engineer I - DevOps to join their Release Engineering team. In this role, the individual will be responsible for developing and sustaining automated tooling for the release processes of all Sumo Logic's services. The Senior Software Engineer will contribute significantly to establishing automated delivery pipelines, empowering autonomous teams to create independently deployable services. This role is integral to Sumo Logic's overarching strategy of enhancing software delivery and progressing Sumo Logic’s internal Platform-as-a-Service.

What this role involves:

• Owning the Delivery pipeline and release automation framework for all Sumo services.
• Educating and collaborating with teams during both design and development phases to ensure best practices.
• Mentoring a team of Engineers (Junior to Senior) and improve software development processes.
• Evaluating, testing, and providing technology and design recommendations to executives.
• Writing detailed design documents and documentation on system design and implementation.
• Ensuring the engineering teams are set up to deliver quality software quickly and reliably.
• Enhancing and maintaining infrastructure and tooling for development, testing, and debugging.

Requirements:

• B.S. or M.S. Computer Sciences or related discipline.
• Ability to influence and collaborate effectively with other engineers.
• Bias towards action and a willingness to learn and adapt.
• 4+ years of experience in the design, development, and use of release automation tooling, DevOps, CI/CD, etc.
• 2+ years of experience in software development in Java/Scala/Golang or similar.
• 3+ years of experience on software delivery technologies like Jenkins, including experience writing and developing CI/CD pipelines and knowledge of build tools like make/gradle/npm etc.
• Experience with cloud technologies, such as AWS/Azure/GCP.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and tools such as Terraform.
• Experience with scripting languages such as Groovy, Python, Bash etc.
• Knowledge of monitoring tools such as Prometheus/Grafana or similar tools.
• Understanding of GitOps and ArgoCD concepts/workflows.
• Understanding of security and compliance aspects of DevSecOps.

What this role offers:

• Opportunity to work on a vast, intricate product and contribute to Sumo Logic’s internal Platform-as-a-Service.
• Chance to mentor a team of engineers and improve software development processes.
• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and the opportunity to influence architectural choices.